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Knowledge is recognized as a crucial element of economic growth in addition to physical capital and labor. Knowledge …, identify, and exploit knowledge depends on the existing knowledge stock and the absorptive capacity of actors such as employees … at firms and researchers at universities and research institutions. The existing knowledge stock might not be …
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of the workforce with a tertiary degree have a strong positive effect on regional development. We conclude that knowledge …. Entrepreneurship and knowledge play a less important role for development across West German regions, where no significant shocks …
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This paper compares the structure and the development of new firm formation activity in three German regions. The two East German regions, Dresden and Rostock, show significantly higher start-up rates than the West German region Karlsruhe. The analysis of entry cohorts reveals that not only the...
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Audretsch and Fritsch (2002) proposed two explanations for the mixed evidence regarding the relationship between new firm formation and regional development. Firstly, they found evidence for the existence of long time lags needed before the main effects of new firm formation on employment change...
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innovation culture today, evident by higher levels of quantity and quality entrepreneurship and innovation. The data indicate …
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Audretsch and Fritsch (2002) proposed two explanations for the mixed evidence regarding the relationship between new firm formation and regional development. Firstly, they found evidence for the existence of long time lags needed before the main effects of new firm formation on employment change...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010261485